---
name: "Curses.initPair"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkaya-ncurses-dev"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Curses.initPair"
---

# Curses.initPair(3kaya)

Define a colour pair

## NAME

Curses::initPair - Define a colour pair

## SYNOPSIS

**Void initPair(** *Int pair, Int f, Int b* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**pair** The pair number to redefine (0 to **Curses.ColourPairs (3kaya)** )

**f** The foreground colour (either a constant such as **Curses.Blue (3kaya)** or one defined with **Curses.initColour (3kaya)** )

**b** The background colour (either a constant such as **Curses.Blue (3kaya)** or one defined with **Curses.initColour (3kaya)** )

## DESCRIPTION

Define a colour pair. These can then be used as text attributes using the **ColourPair**  constructor of **Curses.Attr (3kaya)**

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**Curses.Black (3kaya)**

**Curses.Blue (3kaya)**

**Curses.ColourPairs (3kaya)**

**Curses.Colours (3kaya)**

**Curses.Cyan (3kaya)**

**Curses.Green (3kaya)**

**Curses.initPair (3kaya)**

**Curses.initColour (3kaya)**

**Curses.Magenta (3kaya)**

**Curses.Red (3kaya)**

**Curses.White (3kaya)**

**Curses.Yellow (3kaya)**